Laravel insert into mysql db from a controller function - laravel

Question

I am trying to submit records into a mysql table with many fields by using a Laravel .blade.php view ( php form)
I made some trials but I get
FatalErrorException in loginController.php line 54: Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Input' not found.
Mysql
create table users(id int primary key auto_increment,username varchar(20),password varchar(20),createDate timestamp );
My controller function
public function formSubmit()
{
if (Input::post())
{
$username = Input::get('username');
$password = Input::get('password');
DB::table('users')->insert(array ('username' => $username,'password' => $password));
return View::make('view2')->with(array('username' =>$username, 'password' => $password));
}
}
view1.blade.php form
<form action="{{url('/view2') }}" method="POST">
{{ csrf_field() }}
<input type ="hidden" name="">
User name: <input type ="text" name="username"> <br/>
Password <input type="password" name="password"> <br/>
<input type="submit" name="formSubmit" value="formSubmit">
</form>
Route
Route::get('/view1', 'loginController#formSubmit');

Answer 1

Add use Input; to the top of your class right after namespace clause.
Or use full namespace:
$username = \Input::get('username');
$password = \Input::get('password');
Or you just could use only() method to get an array from request:
DB::table('users')->insert(request()->only('username', password));
Also, never save raw passwords. Use bcrypt() to encrypt passwords.

Answer 2

Since you're using Laravel 5, use the Request Facade and acces input this way:
Request::input()
instead of using Input();
https://laravel.com/docs/5.0/requests
And, just in case, include it at the top of the Controller with
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;

Answer 3

Referring to Amarnasan answer I used request and include use Illuminate\Http\Request; at the top of my controller.
So I changed my controller method to
public function formSubmit(Request $req)
{
$username =$req->input('username');
$password =$req->input('password');
DB::table('users')->insert(array ('username' => $username,'password' => $password));
return view ('view2')->with(array('username' =>$username, 'password' => $password));
}
}
and I changed my routes according to Shubham pokhriyal commit to:
Route::post('/view2', 'loginController#formSubmit');
Route::get('view1',function()
{
return view('view1');
}
);
and it works fine.